Senior Process Engineer, R&D — Sugar Confections

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At Ferrara, Ferrero, Fox’s Burton’s, and The Fine Biscuits Company, we’re loved by people of all generations for the joy we bring—and that joy is crafted by our people. Join us and explore a whole world to discover, where your passion will find its place.

Today, Ferrara is the #1 sugar confectioner in the U.S, with global sales in more than 40 countries. Ferrara boasts a passionate team of over 9,000 employees around the world who deliver and create hundreds of iconic and beloved products.

In the U.S., more than 67 million households annually enjoy our popular brands like NERDS®, Brach’s®, Jelly Belly®, SweeTARTS®, Laffy Taffy®, and Trolli®. In Brazil, Dori has become a household name with snacking products that include brands such as Dori, Gomets, Pettiz, and Yogurte 100. And, in France, Carambar & Co have earned generations of loyal customers through the timeless appeal of iconic candy and chocolate brands such as Carambar, Lutti, Krema, Poulain, Vichy and Terry’s.

A privately held company, Ferrara Group is headquartered in Chicago. Ferrara boasts a network of over 30 locations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific that includes manufacturing, distribution, sales, and R&D facilities.

Due to the highly interactive and team-based nature of this role, in-person attendance for most of the workweek (i.e., 3 days or more) is essential for: effective communication including during in-person meetings, strong supervision, real-time problem-solving, and participation in cross-functional initiatives.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager R&D Process Engineering, this individual will organize, execute, and lead key process development and implementation activities for the sugar confections portfolio. Projects will be related to renovation, innovation, quality improvement, new technologies, margin enhancement, with an emphasis on international network moves

• Lead process support for R&D initiatives: generating process/product specifications, product & process manuals, and troubleshooting guidance.
• Enable manufacturing capabilities through documentation review, trial design/execution, and process equipment recommendations to unlock continued international product expansion
• Scope and execute work streams & trials and use results to progress projects.
• Provide robust technical recommendations on technology and process conditions.
• Partner and work closely with Marketing, Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Packaging functions, etc.toward successful planning, scale up, and execution of new product innovation and network moves
• Collaborate with R&D Product Development Scientists towards the development of new product initiatives from bench to pilot scale, and into full-scale execution. Providing technological expertise, ideal process recommendations, and smooth handover to Operations.
• Lead product and process risk analysis, communicate to broader organization, and drive mitigation plans with cross-functional team.
• Install equipment in pilot plant and participate in production scale equipment FATs.
• Compile plans related to and lead qualification of equipment installs in production environments.
• Build technical expertise in the sugar category by networking with subject matter experts within the company and externally.
• Seek out and evaluate processing technologies in support of the creation of a long term technology strategy.
• Lead and implement new programs and protocols related to process engineering.
• Understands and demonstrates the Company’s core values.
• Conducts assigned work in a safe manner and adheres to Ferrara safety methods.
• Performs other duties as assigned.